The Wine Tour with Master of Wine Richard Bampfield MW

Alongside our permanent wine range we offer six specially curated Wine Tour collections throughout the year, available while stocks last. Master of Wine Richard Bampfield has tasted and assessed these wines, providing tasting notes, ratings and his top picks to help you navigate the collection.

'This Wine Tour highlights some of the key trends at play in European wine production. While wines from France, Spain and Italy are as popular as ever, there’s a growing market for wines from Eastern European countries. Hungarian wine is a great example, offering both quality and excellent value. Even within France and Spain, there are subtle shifts too. Rising prices in Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Loire provide openings for the Rhône and Alsace. In Spain, Rioja’s strength continues, but the other three Spanish reds here demonstrate the increasing influence of Ribera del Duero, Navarra and Priorat. The quest for quality and value never ends!'

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Richard Bampfield is a highly regarded Master of Wine and our independent lead taster. Richard provides us with the tasting notes, ratings and gradings for every one of our renowned Wine Tour collections.

To be a Master of Wine is to hold an internationally recognised qualification of expertise. The title is granted by the Institute of Masters of Wine following a series of intense examinations.